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Anthony Shelton
Anthony asks the gaming universe one question a day concerning video games, and gives his entertaining opinions on the matter. Anthony Shelton is a YouTube producer and editor at Gaming Trend who’s followed video games since his wee years playing on a Commodore 64 and reading Nintendo Power.
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Someone at TIME thought it was a good idea to collaborate with Epic Games in bringing a sort of recreation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s speech to Fortnite. Should Epic have agreed to this decision? Should TIME have chosen a different game? Should this have happened at all?
Send me your thoughts by writing them in the comments section, hitting me up directly on Twitter, or leaving me a voicemail to include in the podcast at 619-333-6563.
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New gameplay of Call of Duty: Vanguard was shown at Gamescom. I think it looked pretty good. But all things considered, will it sell well? There’s interesting elements of the game and we have to consider the ActivisionBlizzard investigation. What do you think?
Drop a thought in the comments by clicking the email, which send you to the website. You can also hit me up on Twitter @iamashelton, or you can leave a voicemail at 619-333-6563.
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According to California, and reported by Axios, Activision is shredding documents related to their investigation. Wow. Did you know Activision was this bad? The record shows, we should have seen this coming.
How do you feel about Activision continuing to dig its own grave? Drop your thoughts right on Substack, or hit me up directly on Twitter @iamashelton, or leave me a voicemail at 619-333-6563.
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Rhianna Pratchett spoke with Wired about her storytelling career and she noted that she was ‘very disappointed’ that the Grand Theft Auto 5 writers did not include a female lead as one of the three characters. But my question is: would you trust the writers of GTA to create a good female lead?
What do you think? Tell me what you’re thinking by responding on Substack, or you can hit me up directly on Twitter @iamashelton, or talk to me directly by leaving me a voicemail at 619-333-6563.
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343 Industries said they are delaying campaign co-op and Forge to make sure what is coming at launch is good and that those two modes are good as well. Should they delay the game instead to release the game all at once?
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Tetris Effect: Connected is coming to the Nintendo Switch. If you own a Nintendo Switch, should you pick this up?
Here's my review on Gaming Trend.
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Dr. Disrespect is creating his own game studio and is looking forward someone to run it. How much success do you think the studio will have?
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Jason Schreier has struck nerves on Twitter again, pointing out that diversity on development teams matter. How much would you say diversity matters?
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I was browsing the Back 4 Blood Reddit and saw a comment that was odd. Do other people think like the way this person thinks?
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Go to the Back 4 Blood Reddit and you'll see some of the most dishonest discussion around a video game I've ever seen. When does a person get to talk about a game?
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I've been playing the Back 4 Blood open beta and I'm wondering where are the players? Are people excited about Back 4 Blood?
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My Back 4 Blood open beta coverage
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There's been a lot of talk about boycotting Blizzard games. Is that what developers want from us?
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J. Allen Brack resigns from Blizzard. That's great. Bobby Kotick is still the leader of Activision. Is it worth trying to fight so hard while he will likely remain the leader of Activision?
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Pokemon UNITE allows bots in ranked matches. Why would anyone allow that?
Would you allow bots in ranked matches in any game? What are your thoughts?
Article: Pokemon UNITE has a bot problem
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The Halo Infinite Technical Test came and went and people were arguing over sprint again, though people seemed to like Halo Infinite's sprint. Why do people hate sprint so much? Are you on the pro-sprint or anti-sprint train?
What are your thoughts?
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An EA executive who is working on branding says that the term "gamer" has become outdated and "basically useless." Do you believe that? How do you use the term gamer? Do you use the term anymore?
Let's talk about it.
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Sony announced the PlayStation 5 sold 10 million units. Could it become the highest selling console of all time?
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What are your thoughts?
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How are there games with pay-to-win mechanics in 2021? With so many successes without pay-to-win, why opt for that?
Were you aware pay-to-win still exists? Is there a game that has pay-to-win mechanics but it's not that bad? What are your thoughts?
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Inspired by Destiny's 2 "freelance" playlist options, don't you think all games should include a version of a playlist that let's you queue up solo?
What are your thoughts? Let me know at:
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Activision/Blizzard is undergoing a reckoning with their employees. Sexual harassment and other issues have gone on too long and the employees are fighting back. But will change come?
What do you think will happen? Let me know what you think:
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Pokemon UNITE is the latest MOBA and Pokemon game to hit the market. It's very good but it falls into a category of so many other objective based games; too much emphasis on getting kills. Why do objective based games reward kills so much!
How should developers incentivize more team play? Tell me your thoughts:
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You're likely asking "What is this?" Usually it's my job to ask the questions, but I'll let it slide. Welcome to Anthony Asks, where I ask one question every day about games and the video game industry and I want you to tell me what you think as well.
You can contact me in two ways:
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Twitter: @iamashelton
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Voicemail: 619-333-6563
Looking forward to the conversations!
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